Funding for this research was provided by:
the Research Project of Macao Polytechnic University (RP/ESCHS-04/2020)
Article History
Received: 8 August 2022
Accepted: 20 July 2023
First Online: 8 August 2023
Declarations
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: The ethics review of this study can be waived, according to <i>Measures for the Ethics Review of Life Sciences and Medical Research Involving Human</i>, released by China authorities, including the National Health Commission (NHC), Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Technology and National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine with its website as . As reported by this document, the need for ethics approval can be waived, if the collected data does not cause harm to humans, does not involve sensitive personal information or commercial interests, and is anonymized. Our data collection meets all these criteria, so the ethical review of this paper was waived.All participants were required to read and signed on a written informed consent by ticking a box in the online survey. The survey questionnaire was disseminated only after obtaining the participants’ consent.In addition, this study followed the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.